The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-03-12
NORTHERN OHIO.

Editor of The UNIvERsALIsT. AS you
announced in last weeks paper Rev
r. B. Marsh, the pastor of our church al
Kent, is suffering great affection
through the loss of his wife, who, after a
lingering illness, caused by consumption,
passed on to the higher life, on Sunday,
Feb. 20, at the age of forty seven years.
Peru, HAVANA and Belleville.
Rev. g. P. Nash's field of labor is more
encouraging than heretofore. At Havan-
ma he receives an increase OF salary, and
in addition to his labors at Peru and Ha-
wanna he has engaged for the remainder
of the year 1887 at Belleville, where the
services SO far show decidedly encour-
aging prospect.
AT Peru (his home) the pastor and his
wife we're recently invited to an oyster
supper, at the residence of the postmaster,
which proved, TO their surprise and graf
ification, to be donation party. And
although the night was stormy and the
roads we'll nigh impossible, good sized
company gathered and remembered them
generously. The Sunday.school at Peru
is also reported, by those connected with
it, as being in prosperous condition.
Attica.
Rev. Harry l.. Garfield has been en-
gagged as pastor at Attica, Rev. @. P. Nash
having closed his work there with the
close of last year.
Huntington.
Rev. Mrs. A. E. Danforth having re-
signed at Huntington, near the close of
last year, that church is without regular
services, though we understand there is
some prospect of an early engagement Of
minister.
Northern Ohio Churches.
In looking over the field throughout
the northern half of the State, SO far as
we are able to learn, only about one-half
of the churches have regular services,
and several of these only once month.
These active churches, holding regular
services and battling faithfully for the
good cause, are Akron, Attica, Belleville,
Flint, HAVANA, Jersey, Kent, Lyons, Mt.
Gilead, Norwalk, Olmsted, Peru, Platts-
vile, Ravenna, Stryker and Upper
Sandusky. Those having retired from
regular business (several we hope only
temporarily and for short time) are
Adrian, Auburn, cambridge, Brimfeld,
Bryan, Caledonia, Clyde, Huntington,
Margaretta, New Haven, Pharisburg,
Sharon, Westfeld, Windsor and Will
oughby. If in this statement, which We
now believe to be accurate, We have
placed any in the latter list which ought
to be in the former, it will be pleasure
to make the correction.
The Y. P. NJ. A., connected with our
Akron church, is putting on new life and
will hold their regular annual meeting
for the election of officers and for map
ping out the work Of the current year, on
Friday evening of this week. The paper
known as the Parish Missionary is to be
revived and will, as formerly, be publish
ed once a month, and be conducted
by the Association in the interest of mis-
sionary and parish work, while two col
umns will be devoted to College Notes"
"A military company has been organ
lied, to take the place, in some measure, Of
the much needed gymnasium which many
OF the students are anxious to see con-
nected with the college. Mr.. Buchtel has
presented the company with the neces-
sary arms, and the members are supply
ing themselves with the required uni
forms. And while these warlike F"
preparations are being made, it must not
be supposed that the young lady students
can avoid being touched by the patriotic
sentiment. They have caught the spirit,
and each evening BuchtePs halls wit
ness the "better half of the college
students engaging in keeping step,
marching, counter marching and other
military evolutions, under the competent
instructors, Professors Howe and JEFF
fords.
The Universalist Sunday-school con-
nected with our Akron church has reach
ed an enrolment of $50 pupils, gain OF
about twenty-five since Jan. l. Miss
Stockman is making a successful super
intendent, and the increase in mem Der.
ship is only in proportion to the greater
efficiency of the instruction and the order
that has been introduced.
That Dawning of the Millennium,
spoken of in a former letter, was a re,
freshing surprise to many hereabouts
and it is an assurance that in many re-
spects the Christian sentiment OF thil
city is far in advance of many Other
places; but when we learned of the de
facing of an Akron Jew clothier's sign by
writing over it the words, Christ-killer,'
we felt there was still room for improve
ment, even in this goodly city. For the
sake OF Christianity and common decency
we trust that none of the churches here
are responsible for this unehristian con
duct.